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neostigmine

Term ID
CHEBI:7514
Synonyms
  • (m-Hydroxyphenyl)trimethylammonium dimethylcarbamate
  • 3-[(dimethylcarbamoyl)oxy]-N,N,N-trimethylanilinium
  • 3-Trimethylammoniumphenyl N,N-dimethylcarbamate
  • Eustigmin
  • Eustigmine
  • m-Trimethylammoniumphenyldimethylcarbamate
  • Prostigmine
  • Vagostigmine
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Definition
A quaternary ammonium ion comprising an anilinium ion core having three methyl substituents on the aniline nitrogen, and a 3-[(dimethylcarbamoyl)oxy] substituent at position 3. It is a parasympathomimetic which acts as a reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibitor.
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from neostigmine
Phenotype where environments contain neostigmine
Phenotype modified by environments containing neostigmine
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